"What's wrong with me?"
The woman slowly opened her eyes, her gaze somewhat unfocused, as if she didn't know what had happened...
She remembered... she had originally planned to go out for a quick meal, and just as she was about to succeed, she heard an angry shout, followed by a huge shoe sole falling from the sky and hitting her beautiful cheek... After that, she remembered nothing. Now it seems that she was probably... kicked unconscious by that shoe sole that came from who-knows-where.
"You're awake?"
Just as the woman's eyes were glazed over as she recalled her memories from when she was conscious, a cold voice entered her ears.
"Who are you?"
The woman was taken aback and turned to look at the person who had spoken.
"My name is Yoruichi Shihōin. I don't know if you've heard of me?"
With her arms crossed over her chest, Yoruichi Shihōin, like a queen, looked down at the woman bound by ropes, her eyes glazed over, a smile playing on her lips.
" Shihoin... you're Soul Reaper?!"
The woman seemed to have heard of the surname Shihoin, and her expression changed drastically.
"Hahaha... Using the title 'Soul Reaper ' to refer to me now is a bit inappropriate. I'm just an idle person without any official position."
Yoruichi Shihōin chuckled softly, correcting the woman's mistake in addressing her.
"What's the difference?!"
"You inhuman bastards, haven't you... persecuted us enough already?"
The woman was very agitated; she struggled incessantly, appearing ready to fight Yoruichi Shihōin the death.
"Don't waste your energy. The ropes binding you now were developed by our Shihoin Family, specifically to deal with you Bount. Bount bound by these Hainawa will be unable to use any of their abilities."
Yoruichi Shihōin, the head of the Shihoin Family family, a clan blessed with divine weapons, is known as Yoruichi Shihōin and is also written as Shihoin A-Meng. Her pocket is filled with all sorts of amazing gadgets.
"You despicable Grim Soul Reaper! Let me go if you dare, let's fight one-on-one!"
The woman was still roaring, venting her anger.
What nonsense are you spouting?
"I kicked you unconscious before you were even tied up!"
"At a time like this, you shouldn't be so naive."
Yoruichi Shihōin looked at the woman in front of her with an expression as if she were looking at a fool. She had won against this woman head-on with her feet, so how could there be any question of an unfair victory?!
"So that kick... was it you?"
The woman recalled the kick that came from above, her face suddenly changing. Even now, she could still feel a faint pain in her cheek, which showed just how much force Yoruichi Shihōin had used to kick her beautiful cheek.
"You're only realizing it now? Should I say you're carefree?"
"Still pathetically stupid?"
Yoruichi Shihōin smiled slightly at the woman. She hadn't seen such a stupid woman in a long time. Now that she had seen her today, she wanted to take a good look at her, lest such idiots become extinct on Earth and she would lose a lot of fun.
"Damn it... damn it..."
The woman kept cursing, it was unclear whether she was cursing Yoruichi Shihōin or cursing her own naivety and carelessness.
"Alright, while you still have the energy, try not to talk too much."
"Now... please tell me everything about your Bount, truthfully."
Yoruichi Shihōin gently stroked the woman's cheek with her fingers, a slight smile playing on her lips. At this moment Yoruichi's eyes were extremely dangerous and terrifying; the way she looked at Bount was as if she were looking at a cute toy...
"What are you up to?"
What are you going to do to me?
The woman sensed the danger in the air, and her eyes were filled with fear of Yoruichi Shihōin.
You'll find out soon enough~
Yoruichi gently pressed his neck against the woman's ear and whispered softly~
For a time, the orange's popularity soared...
In a villa...
Countless figures stood in the villa's hall, led by a man with short silver hair wearing a leather jacket. The man remained silent, his face cold, making the atmosphere among the crowd rather oppressive.
" Yoshino Sōma has been arrested."
After a long while, the man with short silver hair spoke in a cold voice.
"That woman..."
A man with orange-yellow hair, an effeminate face, and a volatile personality was instantly enraged upon hearing that Yoshino Sōma had been arrested. He wasn't angry because someone had provoked their Bount; he was angry because of Yoshino Sōma's incompetence.
"Could she have betrayed us?"
The man with the orange-yellow hair roared angrily.
" Mabashi, watch your words..."
" Yoshino Sōma isn't that kind of person."
Even if she's arrested, she won't betray us.
The tall, muscular man looked at the orange-haired thug with some displeasure; he hated thugs like that the most.
"Huh? Koga Gō, what do you mean by this?"
The thug named Mabashi felt insulted. He glared at Koga Gō and asked...
I didn't mean anything by it.
"I'm just stating the facts..."
Koga Gō ignored Mabashi's fierce words and actions. He knew that Mabashi was a coward who was all bark and no bite. His so-called fierce appearance was just a way to protect his weak strength. The weaker a person is, the more they like to use such methods to show their strength. True strong people usually don't waste words...
"Cut..."
Mabashi glared fiercely at Koga Gō, but ultimately nothing came of it. To be honest, he really couldn't beat Koga Gō...
"This isn't Yoshino Sōma's fault. The people who captured her were Yoruichi Shihōin and Soi Fon. One of them is the former captain of the Second Division, and the other is the current vice-captain. Both of them possess formidable strength."
A man dressed in Shihakusho, who looked like Soul Reaper, then interrupted.
"Huh? You mean we're no match for those Soul Reaper?"
"Do you think we're trash like you? We Bount... we, the Soul Hunters, are elite soldiers who specialize in dealing with souls! Soul Reaper itself is nothing but a soul, and in front of us, who specialize in hunting souls, it's just prey."
A woman with long, dark green hair, wearing a purple robe, a good figure, but a sharp and mean face, shrieked at the man in the Shihakusho. It was as if, in this woman's eyes, Soul Reaper were nothing more than lowly rats who could only live in dark caves, and she was a hunter who specialized in hunting rats. Little did she know... the truth was quite the opposite. In the eyes of the Soul Reaper of the Gotei 13, who had dominated the three realms for a thousand years, she was the one who could only live in dark caves and be a street rat.
" The Soul Society's strength is far greater than you imagine!"
"If we're not careful, we could lose everything..."
"Especially when dealing with someone bearing the surname Shihoin, we must be extremely cautious in our actions!"
"What if I unfortunately run into that man..."
"Then it will all be over..."
The man dressed Soul Reaper gritted his teeth. He felt insulted, but he could endure all injustice and prejudice for the man he served and for the sake of avenging his idol.
"Okay, okay, why are you always so nagging? Shihoin, Shihoin, Shihoin again! I don't know how many times you've said it!"
"Isn't that Sōgo Shihoin?"
We'll be careful once we see it...
The woman with dark green hair looked at the man dressed as the Soul Reaper with disdain, saying "I know," but anyone could hear the perfunctoriness in her tone; it was clear she hadn't listened to a word he said.
"Careful..."
The man dressed Soul Reaper gave a cold laugh. Facing the invincible Sōgo Shihoin, was being cautious really enough?
If being careful works... then how could his idol possibly...?
The man dressed as the Soul Reaper trembled slightly as he recalled the scene he had witnessed.
That's like shoving Zanpakuto into your anus! You guys didn't see it in person, so of course it doesn't matter, but do you know how long I was vomiting back then?
The man, dressed in a Shihakusho, trembled slightly. The sight of red and yellow crisscrossing his buttocks still disgusted him to this day.
" Yoshi, listen to Maki Ichinose's advice and be careful when you see the Shihoin Family."
"In this World of the Living where Reishi are scarce, the power of the Bount is completely untapped. Once we successfully reach Soul Society, you can do whatever you want without any problem..."
The silver-haired man, who had remained silent and coldly observed the crowd, gave the green-haired woman no chance to speak again, and abruptly ended what he considered a rather boring conversation.
"Yes... yes."
The arrogant and haughty green-haired woman named Yoshi trembled and nodded stiffly after the silver-haired man spoke.
" Lord Kariya Jin."
The man in the Shihakusho, the former captain of the 11th Division, the weakest Kenpachi in history, Kenpachi Kiganjō's little brother, Maki Ichinose, showed a respectful expression after the silver-haired man spoke.
"Our mission is to go to the Soul Society and make those Soul Reaper who persecuted us pay a heavy price! To make them regret our existence!"
"Faced with this noble mission, everything else seems meaningless..."
"Please remember our mission here!"
The leader of the Bount, Kariya Jin, who possessed the strongest power among all the Bount, spoke coldly.
We will always remember our mission!
After hearing Kariya Jin's words, all the members of the Bount lowered their proud heads, clenched their right fists, pressed them against their chests, and declared in unison.
" Shihoin?"
Kariya Jin narrowed his eyes, pondering a strategy to deal with Sōgo Shihoin. He knew that the reason the Bount were united was because of his absolute power. Once these people discovered that his power was no longer invincible, the team's morale would collapse. Therefore, he had to remain at the peak and could not waver in the slightest. This power and mystery were the secrets to the Bount' strength.
But this mystery is also his... and the weakness of the entire Bount... Those who need to use mystery to hide themselves are by no means strong. They are not lions who can live freely in the sunlight, nor are they tigers standing on the mountaintop. They are just mice that cannot see the light, little mice hiding in the shade of trees, unable to be discovered by their enemies.
"Even mice get angry! Even mice get furious! Even mice curse the injustice of fate!"
"Beasts! Are you ready to face the wrath of these rats?!"
Kariya Jin clenched his fists tightly, letting his nails dig deep into his skin, allowing the crimson blood to slowly drip down his palms...
His eyes were filled with rage because of the failure of an experiment in Soul Society, and those who had been forcibly created...
No one ever asked them if they wanted to become this inhuman, ghostly state they are now...
They were never redeemed; only a group of beings dressed in black robes, calling themselves Soul Reaper, roared that they shouldn't exist in the world, and mercilessly slaughtered them, leaving them to eke out a living like rats in deserted, dark corners...
We will launch a final attack against the god who controls the world, the god who controls destiny!
Kariya Jin believed that when he died, he would not turn into dust that no one would know, like his companions. Instead, he would become the most brilliant fireworks in the world, illuminating half of the Soul Society!
While the Bount were secretly plotting...
On the other side...
In the secret base of Kisuke Urahara Store.
"Huff... huff... huff..."
With her long, light brown hair and striking beauty, Yoshino Sōma of "beauty," lay on the dark ground, her face flushed. Her body twitched. The floor beneath her was slightly darker than the rest of the floor, giving it a damp look... Clearly, Yoruichi's attack on Yoshino Sōma had caused Yoshino Sōma to sweat quite a bit... I mean, produce a lot of sweat.
"Now you should confess, right?"
Yoruichi Shihōin gently lifted Yoshino Sōma, slender fingers, gazing at Yoshino Sōma's beautiful face as she exhaled the Heat breath.
"You... you're dreaming!"
Yoshino Sōma refused to confess. Although she believed her classmates' actions were wrong, they were still her companions, and she wasn't the kind of person who would betray them. She wouldn't betray them even if it meant death, unless she could truly believe from the bottom of her heart that those people weren't her companions...
"Looks like you haven't had enough punishment yet!"
"If you had just confessed, you could have suffered less. Or... you know perfectly well that doing so would have lessened your suffering, but you still deliberately provoked me, just so I could torment you a little more?"
"Could it be... that you're enjoying the process of me constantly tormenting you?"
Yoruichi Shihōin's expression gradually softened, and his smile became increasingly adorable...
So cute... Yoshino Sōma Yoshino Sōma increasingly frightened, forcing her to keep backing away until she had nowhere left to retreat to, backed into a corner, before looking at Yoruichi Shihōin with a terrified expression.
"You... you stay away!"
Yoshino Sōma looked extremely panicked; she really didn't want to endure that inhuman torture any longer.
"That's not up to you."
Yoruichi Shihōin gently licked the corner of her mouth and walked briskly toward Yoshino Sōma.
(End of this chapter)